Learn How To Raise Your Own Chickens
Build a Chicken Coop
You can get farm fresh, organic eggs right from your own backyard. Not only are these eggs easier to get, provide many health benefits, but your build the chicken coop. Compared to store-bought eggs, the eggs from your own hens will have 1/3 less cholesterol, ¼ less saturated fat, 2/3 more vitamin A, 2 times more omega-3 fatty acids(good fats), 3 times more vitamin E, and 7 times more beta carotene. The health benefits from home grown eggs are overwhelming.
However health benefits are not the only reason to build a chicken coop. You will be able to sell your… Continue reading
How You Can Build A Chicken Run Inexpensively : chicken run
A chicken run is a confined area for farming chickens, though it is a larger area than the traditional chicken coop. Here, chickens are able to run around in an outdoor location. If you have a large population of chickens then its best to let them roam free-range. Not only does this have some benefits in egg production and poultry quality, but it is also a requirement by the USDA. The USDA requires that all chicken farmers allow chickens to roam freely in an exterior location, but have never actually specified the quality or size of the range. Other benefits… Continue reading
Plans For Easy to Build Chicken Coops
If you’ve got or are planning to get chickens and want to save some money, you’re probably thinking about building your own coop. But if you’re like most of us you’re just a home handyman without much building experience. Therefore, plans for easy to build chicken coops are vital.
There are many factors to good chicken coop design and construction. You need to consider the best size of the coop for the number of chickens you have, you need to provide shelter as well as protection from predators, there needs to be adequate lighting and the right number of feeders.… Continue reading
How to Build a Chicken House
If you are just starting out raising chickens, you may have questions about how to build a chicken house. A chicken house, or chicken coop as many people call it, is not only a place to protect your chickens from the weather, but from predators as well. It is important that you design your chicken coop carefully so that your chickens will be happy in their environment. A stressed chicken will stop laying eggs. Be sure to consider the following when building a place to house your chickens.
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Build a Chicken House – Chicken House Building Tips : chicken house
If you’re looking to build a chicken house, there are some important things that you must consider first before doing so. Many people just jump right into the building process and end up neglecting certain aspects which really cost them a lot of time and money in the long run.
By keeping the following building tips in mind, you will be sure you’re making all the right decisions when it comes time to building your chicken coop.
Here’s what you need to know.
Tip# 1: Always Factor In Chicken Number
The first thing to keep in mind as you go… Continue reading
Chicken House Plans – Build a Chicken House on Your Own
You should be sure that you have a clear understanding of the main components of a good chicken house plan so that the one you select has those points covered. If you don’t, you might miss something very important when building your chicken house and it could cause problems for you in the future. A well built chicken house is usable over many years and will allow the chickens to produce far more eggs than will a poorly made coop, so your chicken coop plan should definitely incorporate all of the following:
The Climate
You also need to consider the… Continue reading
Why Not Build a Chicken Run? : chicken run
A chicken run or pen is the protected outdoor area attached to the coop, where the chickens can roam safely while they forage, hunt for bugs and get some sunshine. It also keeps the chickens away from the prized blooms in your garden!
Pens are intended to give hens plenty of room to move about because birds that are overcrowded get stressed and more aggressive towards each other, and can stop laying eggs. Hens need space, the more the better, although this will inevitably depend on the area of backyard available for them. The hen pen should have plenty of… Continue reading